Day 8
Wednesday, April 19 2006
Lunlunta, Argentina
8:42
Final day of course. Fairly solid sleep last night. Still, a sleepy sitting. Meeting at 9:15 for TTA "forum", then lunch prep (BR head chef) at 10. Playing DCD piece at tea? Nobody's sure. At breakfast, Igor noticed that Carolina looked like Suzi Quatro. I didn't really think so, and he also said it as if she couldn't hear / wouldn't understand (she was sitting right across from us), my reaction was to kind of ignore him and mutter "uh, dunno". Missed an opportunity. Sigh. Overcast and cold outside, chilly in here.
Level T are in action around me. Igor and ? (Bulgarian guy) are working on a Bulgarian folk dance in 13.
15:09
TTA discussion was not very interesting to me – some surprise (pleasant) at the way Curt described things. But it wasn't for me anyway, hopefully people got what they needed from it.
Began lunch prep at 10. Pasta with white sauce, salad. Some green peppers in the pasta too. Chopped garlic with Carolina. Alain P. came in to relieve anyone who wished to attend the big circle – both Pablo and Carolina spoke out at the same time, so they flipped a coin. Pablo won, but then deferred to Carolina. She was instructed by Bill to stand up and represent the lunch team, naming us all. At 11:45, Cecelia offered the same relief – no one else present (some were on a break) chose, so I went. At the circle, Carolina stood up and represented the lunch team, naming (I think) Bill, Billy, Marcos, and Alain C. I did not listen enough to remember which, but she missed some. Also I expected she would not mention AlainP. Anyway, I sat there wondering if / afraid to say anything (didn't know exactly who to mention). Time passed. Was Robert looking at me? Then he walked a few feet around the circle to get a better angle and it was obvious he was looking directly at me. Time passed. Finally I stood and said "There are two more also in the kitchen, Alain Pinero and Cecelia Oses." Then Robert began. I felt mortified and somewhat amazed.
Two concentric circles. Sat on the outside. Circulations in A harmonic minor, outside on downbeat, inside on upbeat. Then the same w/ 3 notes per person (cascades). Then the same in C harmonic minor. Then moved the circles to the long hallway – one long thin loop. Circulations. One half circulated (bouncing from the ends), Robert showed our half arpeggios (from the C harmonic minor theme). Brought the bass line in on the other half, showed more arpeggios (mine 10-11-10 on the top 3 strings [with a 1-2-3 picking pattern, I think it was really something like 1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3-2 but the details buzzed by me and I just went with 1-2-3]). Then just a few bass players. People from the staff waled down and back several times while we played. Then we snaked down by the lunchroom, around and back. The lunch crew were standing outside the door. Once back, the lunch crew walked down and back 2 or 3 times. Then Robert had us circulate a tacit note out. Free dispersal to lunch.
Sitting outside writing this. It is very nice, not exactly warm in the sun. The wind is blowing.
21:22
My roommates: GH, BJ, LM, FR, LF, GG, JP, AM, MR
Long silence at dinner. Followed Tony's asking about people's experiences walking down the guitar "corridor", and responses, then sharing that he saw it as a procession of souls through a line of angels.
Played The Carnival Is Over at tea. JohnH sang, Jorge Montenegro (L2) played the bass arpeggios. Some heckling (manana!), and DK spontaneously sang along twice w/ her own lyrics. Not bad. Glad to perform something at least.
5:00 circle w/ Robert. More concentric circulations. Sat on the inner circle this time. As outer had up/down all at once (two circulations), we had double time. Walked out to the hallway, lined up again. As inner group (largely on one side) circulated (bouncing), the rest thranged on Robert's cues. Then a thrak in 5, 7, and 11 (I was in the 11 group, 3+3+3+2). People walked as before. Then we walked back to the ballroom playing, standing in front of our seats. Robert gave a "1, 2, 3, 4!" into one final chord. Shuffling and twitching immediately afterwards, as it seems always around here. Really annoying to me.
T'ai Chi, then 30 minutes quiet time after that. Another session w/ Robert about the sitting in the Hall of Accomplishment. I did not attend either as my practice has been wobbly. So I had a lie-down in the ballroom. Almost fell asleep a couple times. Before dinner, passed by the hall – JS was on his back on the floor and people were attending to him. Not sure what happened, seems OK now.
During the silence at dinner: Came to a bit (after drifting off), the plate and cup in front of me in sharp focus and light. Felt as if I was the only one in the room. I had no sense of what exactly all the people-shaped things around me were, but I was alone. Frightening a little and disturbing. Looked up a bit, to the space between PeterL and LuisC, and they became present for me. Tried to do the same w/ the others using just peripheral vision, but failed.
23:25
Course declared complete at 23:17. Exhausted. Going to buy some CDs, then there is housework at midnight. I may go to sleep.
Lunlunta, Argentina
8:42
Final day of course. Fairly solid sleep last night. Still, a sleepy sitting. Meeting at 9:15 for TTA "forum", then lunch prep (BR head chef) at 10. Playing DCD piece at tea? Nobody's sure. At breakfast, Igor noticed that Carolina looked like Suzi Quatro. I didn't really think so, and he also said it as if she couldn't hear / wouldn't understand (she was sitting right across from us), my reaction was to kind of ignore him and mutter "uh, dunno". Missed an opportunity. Sigh. Overcast and cold outside, chilly in here.
Level T are in action around me. Igor and ? (Bulgarian guy) are working on a Bulgarian folk dance in 13.
15:09
TTA discussion was not very interesting to me – some surprise (pleasant) at the way Curt described things. But it wasn't for me anyway, hopefully people got what they needed from it.
Began lunch prep at 10. Pasta with white sauce, salad. Some green peppers in the pasta too. Chopped garlic with Carolina. Alain P. came in to relieve anyone who wished to attend the big circle – both Pablo and Carolina spoke out at the same time, so they flipped a coin. Pablo won, but then deferred to Carolina. She was instructed by Bill to stand up and represent the lunch team, naming us all. At 11:45, Cecelia offered the same relief – no one else present (some were on a break) chose, so I went. At the circle, Carolina stood up and represented the lunch team, naming (I think) Bill, Billy, Marcos, and Alain C. I did not listen enough to remember which, but she missed some. Also I expected she would not mention AlainP. Anyway, I sat there wondering if / afraid to say anything (didn't know exactly who to mention). Time passed. Was Robert looking at me? Then he walked a few feet around the circle to get a better angle and it was obvious he was looking directly at me. Time passed. Finally I stood and said "There are two more also in the kitchen, Alain Pinero and Cecelia Oses." Then Robert began. I felt mortified and somewhat amazed.
Two concentric circles. Sat on the outside. Circulations in A harmonic minor, outside on downbeat, inside on upbeat. Then the same w/ 3 notes per person (cascades). Then the same in C harmonic minor. Then moved the circles to the long hallway – one long thin loop. Circulations. One half circulated (bouncing from the ends), Robert showed our half arpeggios (from the C harmonic minor theme). Brought the bass line in on the other half, showed more arpeggios (mine 10-11-10 on the top 3 strings [with a 1-2-3 picking pattern, I think it was really something like 1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3-2 but the details buzzed by me and I just went with 1-2-3]). Then just a few bass players. People from the staff waled down and back several times while we played. Then we snaked down by the lunchroom, around and back. The lunch crew were standing outside the door. Once back, the lunch crew walked down and back 2 or 3 times. Then Robert had us circulate a tacit note out. Free dispersal to lunch.
Sitting outside writing this. It is very nice, not exactly warm in the sun. The wind is blowing.
21:22
My roommates: GH, BJ, LM, FR, LF, GG, JP, AM, MR
Long silence at dinner. Followed Tony's asking about people's experiences walking down the guitar "corridor", and responses, then sharing that he saw it as a procession of souls through a line of angels.
Played The Carnival Is Over at tea. JohnH sang, Jorge Montenegro (L2) played the bass arpeggios. Some heckling (manana!), and DK spontaneously sang along twice w/ her own lyrics. Not bad. Glad to perform something at least.
5:00 circle w/ Robert. More concentric circulations. Sat on the inner circle this time. As outer had up/down all at once (two circulations), we had double time. Walked out to the hallway, lined up again. As inner group (largely on one side) circulated (bouncing), the rest thranged on Robert's cues. Then a thrak in 5, 7, and 11 (I was in the 11 group, 3+3+3+2). People walked as before. Then we walked back to the ballroom playing, standing in front of our seats. Robert gave a "1, 2, 3, 4!" into one final chord. Shuffling and twitching immediately afterwards, as it seems always around here. Really annoying to me.
T'ai Chi, then 30 minutes quiet time after that. Another session w/ Robert about the sitting in the Hall of Accomplishment. I did not attend either as my practice has been wobbly. So I had a lie-down in the ballroom. Almost fell asleep a couple times. Before dinner, passed by the hall – JS was on his back on the floor and people were attending to him. Not sure what happened, seems OK now.
During the silence at dinner: Came to a bit (after drifting off), the plate and cup in front of me in sharp focus and light. Felt as if I was the only one in the room. I had no sense of what exactly all the people-shaped things around me were, but I was alone. Frightening a little and disturbing. Looked up a bit, to the space between PeterL and LuisC, and they became present for me. Tried to do the same w/ the others using just peripheral vision, but failed.
23:25
Course declared complete at 23:17. Exhausted. Going to buy some CDs, then there is housework at midnight. I may go to sleep.
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